Past Tense indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past. If a sentence contains when and has the simple past both clauses, the action in “when” clause” happens first.

The Rule of Simple Past tense :
Verbal Sentence
(+)Subject + Verb2(past form) + Object + Adverb
(-)Subject + didn't + Verb 1 + Object + Adverb
(?) Did + Subject + Verb1 + Object + Adverb?
Nominal Sentence
(+)Subject + is/am/are + Noun/adjective/adverb
(-)Subject + is/am/are + not + noun/adjective/adverb
(?)Is/am/are + Subject + Noun/adjective/adverb

Examples
1.I went to Palembang last week
2.They didn’t make homework yesterday
3.She was in Airport at 1 o’clock last month
4.Did you follow the exam?
5.Where did she buy this book?
6.Where were you at 05.00 yesterday?
Exercises
I.Write five activities that the student did yesterday!
II.Answer the following questions
1.Where were you last week?
2.Did you go to holiday in Pagar Alam?
3.Were you in the school a previous Sunday?
4.How did you return from vacation last year?
5.Was your father in Japan last summer?
III.Make dialog about your Holiday !
IV. Write your unforgettable experience or first love !

Questions
1.Theo …… go to school yesterday because he was sick.
a.don’t c. didn’t e. weren’t
b.doesn’t d. did
2.He prayed ‘Asr in the mosque ….. afternoon.
a.Tomorrow c. now e. present time
b.Yesterday d. next week
3.They … not watch TV last night because they were sleepy.
a.Will c. did e. do
b.Does d. has
4.When he heard a strange noise, he …. To investigate
a.got up c. gets up e. wakes up
b.will get up d. wake up
5.When did your father … to Mecca? Last year
a.Went c. going e. goes
b.Gone d. go
6.Ali … anew prayer mat a week ago
a.will buy c. bought e. buying
b.buys d. buy
7.When I … my cup, the hot coffee spilled on my lap.
a.am dropping c. dropped e. drops
b.will drop d. drop
8.Her good boy …. His clothes by himself yesterday.
a.Washed c. will wash e. wash
b.Washes d. washing
9.…………. Mrs. Sunarya wash her son’s clothes yesterday?
a.Does c. will e. doing
b.Did d. do
10.United Stated advanced into Asia, and England …… into Indonesia.
a.were expanding d. expands
b.expanded e. expanding
c.expand